I'm ready to go!

Now I have all the art supplies I need to start. Of course, there are post-production issues; I still need to spray a protective coat on the painting and frame it for proper hanging. Also, as a little detail, I’m ordering a tiny stamp with my logo so that every drawing/painting will be “certified” along with my signature and date, but these things are for future posts. Also, the framing implies a certain area of the painting surface needs to be cleared because the mat that covers the painting (protecting it from touching the protective glass) will cover between half an inch, or a full inch, reducing the displayed size of the painting. For example, if my Strathmore paper is 11 by 14 inches it may get displayed at 10 x 13 inches, depending on the frame and mat covering.

Regarding the grid, I’m not tracing a full grid on paper, that would be somewhat amateurish. What I’m doing will be more like an “invisible” grid that will locate the height, width, and exact location, on the paper surface of the portrayed subject. That’s what the T ruler does; you move it across the height and width and, with the help of the geometry set, you mark the exact locations of where the subjects are on paper, then, with your artistic talent you draw the thing, but now knowing the most accurate proportions of it. Grids are ways to keep the proportion to exact surface sizes. Grids are very helpful for muralists and also people who paint larger portraits.

Keep visiting my blog for the painting process steps.